The Microsoft Home, located in the company's the company’s Executive Briefing Center In Redmond, Washington, is designed to show you how technology will influence your home and your life on a day-to-day basis.

The BBC recently visited the facility and got a tour from Janet Galore, senior program manager of Microsoft's Strategic Prototyping group, gave the BBC a look around some of the prototype features. Watch the video (right) to see how your home might look over the next five to 10 years. e-mail | Twitter

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